Asian Society of International Law

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The Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) is a region-wide forum for interaction among scholars and practitioners of public and private international law either based in or interested in Asia. [1] It was established in April 2007 at an inaugural meeting at the National University of Singapore. [2] [3]

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Mandate

The Society is an international non-partisan, non-profit, and non-governmental organization with the following objectives:

Officeholders

The first president of the Society (2007–2009) was Hisashi Owada, former President of the International Court of Justice. [5]

The current president of the Society is Shirley Scott. [6]

S/NPresidentCountryTerm of office
1. OWADA Hisashi Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2007–2009
2. XUE Hanqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2009–2011
3. V.S. Mani Flag of India.svg India 2011–2013
4. Surakiart Sathirathai Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 2013–2015
5.PAIK Jin-HyunFlag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2015–2017
6. Harry Roque (fugitive)Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 2017–2019
7.Shirley ScottFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2019-2021
8.Hikmahanto JuwanaFlag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 2021-2023

The current Secretary-General of the Society is Antony Anghie. [7]

S/NSecretary-GeneralCountryTerm of office
1. Tan Cheng Han Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 2007–2011
2. Simon Chesterman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2012–2017
3. Antony Anghie Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 2017-

Publications

In 2011, the Society launched its official journal, the Asian Journal of International Law , published by Cambridge University Press. [8]

Biennial Meetings

The Society organizes major conferences every two years. Meetings have thus far been held in:

References

  1. ↑ "AsianSIL – Asian Society of International Law" . Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Inaugural Conference of the Asian Society of International Law". Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Speech by George Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Opening Dinner of the Inaugural Conference of the Asian Society of International Law on 7 April 2007 Archived 2 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Constitution of the Asian Society of International Law, art 2.
  5. ↑ "Current Members | International Court of Justice". Icj-cij.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Governing Bodies – AsianSIL" . Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Governing Bodies – AsianSIL" . Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Asian Journal of International Law.
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